Thing 1 Costume

The 3rd Graders at our school did a performance of songs from Seussical the Musical and dressed like characters from Dr. Seuss books.  My son wanted to be Thing 1.  I used gel and blue hair spray (found at Walmart but have seen at Party City too) to do this crazy hair.  Then, I created a shirt for him using a plain red t-shirt and fabric transfer paper for dark colors (found at Walmart but have seen at Michael's & Hobby Lobby too).  I found a Thing 1 clipart image online, copied it into a blank Word document, and then sized it to be as wide as the paper.  Print the image onto the transfer paper and follow the instructions for ironing it onto the t-shirt.  I had never used fabric transfer paper before but it was really easy to do by following the enclosed instructions.  Isn't he a cute Thing 1?

Thing 1 & Thing 2 Jello

I made these fun snacks for Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across American day.  I saw a picture of these on Pinterest, but unfortunately there is no source (let me know if you know who to credit).  They are sugar free jello cups with blue-tinted sugar free cool whip on top.  These actually count as a "healthy" snack according to the rules at the school, so I didn't even cheat!  These are super easy!  Print the Thing 1 & Thing 2 labels (download HERE) on sticker paper and cut out with a 2" circle punch.  Apply the stickers to the jello cups and tint the thawed cool whip with blue food coloring.  Dollop the blue cool whip on top of the red jello to form spikes.  That's it!  Enjoy!